1979 Roosevelt Raceway - Hot Hitter & Henri Filion - Messenger Stakes

October 27, 1979
Messenger Stakes $185,225
1- Meadow Butler & Donald Dancer
2- Black Ace & Jimmy Larente
3- Whata Monster & Norman Dauplaise
4- Happy Motoring & Bill Popfinger
5- Fully Fyling & Ted Wing
6- Hot Hitter & Henri Filion
7- Sample Fella & John Campbell
8- Set Point & Carmine Abbatiello
9- Striking Force & John Hayes Jr
10- General Star & Keith Waples
11- Oil Strike & Butch Dokey
12- Tijuana Taxi & Jim Miller

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Great stuff

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and some years later that driver, henri filion...herves brother engineered one of the biggest fixed races at Yonkers raceway...the infamous Falcons mann race, where he stiffed pan am sam ..Leo Bauer , WHO WON THE RACE TESTIFIED, and never really got any more drives after that. hmmmmm, such an honorable "sport"....